The journey from this point will be long, and it will be more difficult than anything you have undergone to this point. Yet, I know you will be all right. When good battles evil, which side do you believe wins? Do you have faith that good is triumphant? One thing you must never lose is courage. If you believe in the goal you are striving for, you will be courageous. There are many difficult times ahead, but you must keep your sense of humor,work through the tough situations and enjoy yourself.
Though a lot of silent RPG heroes are like this, by the time the second break happens:
You may have cursed this never-ending journey. You have known injury and defeat, but you have struggled on to reach this place.
Thoughout the game, a word continues to pop up. Destiny this, destiny that, prophecy and legend that...
Buzz Buzz: So you must now begin your adventure... ...The legends from the ancient times tell of three boys and a girl 'who defeat Giygas.
Paula: I had a dream that a boy named Ness was my destiny.
Paula's Dad:You must be the boy who will save the world, like in Paula's dream.
Belch:There's a prophecy that a boy will destroy Master Giygas.
The Talking Stone:Your destiny is not only yours...It's the destiny of the whole universe.There will be a time in which all of you in the universe will overlap each other.,
Voice at the breaks:You have an awesome destiny to fulfill.,
Talah Rama: This was destined to happen. In truth, all is pre-determined...Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo,when these four powers gather,twisted space will bring back peace to the world.
Monotoli:Ness! This is your destiny.
Poo's Master: I shall relay a message to you from Eternity.The evil entity that controls all wickedness is preparing for the greatest struggle of all time...The only ones who can challenge the entity are three boys and one girl.Once named Ness is the leader of the four.
Dr. Andonuts: Ness, activate the Phase Distorter 3 by your own hand,
'thereby following your own destiny...Yes, you must understand that the four of you are the chosen ones.
Ness to himself: Free your mind and KNOW what you must do! Your destiny has already been decided.
Ness and friends didn't journey because they wanted to. Its because they HAD to. They weren't given a choice. That VERY first bolded line flats out tells you that he probably never wanted to leave home in the first place(That's my impression). This becomes more evident in his home-sickness. He's not Link or a badass mofo, he's just a kid(10/12 in MOTHER 2(lurked Starmen.net), 13/14 in EB I believe). Ness is a kid who likes baseball and rockin and loves his family. A kid who has to travel the whole world to fulfill a destiny suddenly pushed on him from the first words coming out of Buzz-Buzz. Suffering, struggling, fighting just to fulfill a destiny that links everyone and everything together. Like Buzz-Buzz and voices said, he believed in the ultimate powers of wisdom, courage, and friendship, but that didn't stop him from feeling the burden of the universe and missing his home. Most of the RPGs I played, an unlikely team of heroes confronts evil, gets over their initial fears and eventually saves the world while resolving some goal that eventually falls into place in the very end. Well Ness and company had their destiny dropped on them without a say in the matter from day 1, and this does not change between the beginning and end of the game. And that sacrifice they made to just to arrive at the final battle is moving because they knew what would happen if they didn't go. Dr. Andonuts sums it up perfectly if you say no:Yes, it's natural to feel as you go. The only thing left is the destruction of our planet...[/I]
